Why Did the White Male Managers in the Company Kanter

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Essay

Why did the White male managers in the company Kanter studied choose other White males for promotion" thereby excluding women and racial/ethnic minorities from upper-level managerial positions? Why is Kanter's book (Men and Women of the Corporation) classified as research in social structure and personality? What are the policy implications of Kanter's study?

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